| The boundaries of sports have been vastly | | | | areas require the assistance of trained experts, |
| stretched through development and research, | | | | who research, advise, assess, train and evaluate |
| that have revolutionized athletic development and | | | | all levels of sport, including injury prevention and |
| preparation. From human psychology, to science | | | | recovery from injuries. |
| and technology, all have been used to aid the | | | | Dean of Research and Innovation, for RMIT |
| world's foremost athletes to obtain that extra | | | | University, Melbourne, Australia, Professor |
| advantage over their opponents. | | | | Mainwaring, said, "Sports technology research |
| Improved training programs, medical support, | | | | includes aerodynamics and materials in engineering, |
| financial support and legal drugs have enhanced | | | | through to physiology and human performance in |
| the results every area of sports. Lighter, cooler, | | | | biosciences, to improved accuracy and mobility in |
| more efficient movement enhancing clothing and | | | | GPS in applied science" . |
| footwear have assisted sports men and women | | | | With the outlawing of the use of full-body swim |
| to run, throw, climb, jump, glide, stretch, drive, lift, | | | | suits, to go into effect on the 1st January, 2010, |
| ride, paddle, cycle, higher, stronger and faster | | | | what other scientific technology and engineering is |
| than ever before. | | | | going to needed to be removed from the |
| Sports people develop according to the | | | | sporting scene? Specialized diet and exercise |
| engineering, research, science and technology they | | | | regimes, medical check-ups, to watching your |
| come in contact with. Governments, sporting | | | | competitor perform on video, could all come |
| academies, manufacturers of sport items, | | | | under the heading of technology and science-aided |
| universities, institutes and research units, invest | | | | benefits to the athlete. |
| thousands of dollars into being able to produce | | | | To compare results from the 1930's with results |
| and finance top performing athletes. | | | | from 2010 is rather like comparing a space ship |
| Being counted among the elite performers | | | | with a 1930 ford car. Even the rules have |
| includes having the knowledge and application of | | | | changed over the length of time. How then can |
| methods and advancements of the sub-disciplines | | | | record breaking results of today and tomorrow, |
| for nutrition, optimization of performance and | | | | be truly compared with the results of the past, as |
| human movement, besides understanding the | | | | sports people keep pushing back the boundaries |
| psychological issues, to mention but a few. All | | | | at every level? |